摘要:
A practical synthesis of a potent, selective, and orally efficacious diacylglycerol acyltransferase-1 (DGAT-1) inhibitor, is described. This synthesis is suitable for multi-kilogram scale with high regioselectivity and stereoselectivity. The synthesis involves a Knoevenagel condensation with Meldrum's acid followed by the stereoselective addition of phenyl cuprate, regioselective Friedel-Crafts acylation, cyclization, and a regioselective reduction through an enol triflate with catalytic platinum oxide to provide the desired compound in 5.2% yield over 12 steps.